A major national park in Canada’s Arctic has been largely closed after record high temperatures caused flooding that washed away hiking trails and forced the evacuation of tourists.

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When It comes to politicians taking a stand against ‘anti-piracy bills’, such as the three-strikes legislation that’s being backdoored in Europe at the moment, the mind generally goes Swedish, to Rick Falkvinge for example. The mind doesn’t tend to think of North American politicians, but there is an exception, in Canada’s Charlie Angus.

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I agree, speak with your wallet, don’t buy it, at the very least for a month. Encourage your family or friends who might to hold off.”Don’t buy the iPhone. Do what you, as sensible Canadians, will do when confronted by prices you can’t stand: Leave the iPhone on the shelf.”

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If you don’t like the price of an iPhone, don’t buy it. One side-effect of the year-long wait for iPhones in Canada is that other gadgets, such as the much-talked about Samsung Instinct, are providing new competition.If Rogers finds it has priced itself out of the market, it won’t take a petition to ring in lower prices.

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A court ordered Canada’s refugee board to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter’s failed bid for asylum in a ruling that could affect many U.S. soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq.

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Global TV in BC’s segment about Rogers pricing vs AT&T. One of the best segments revealing how Rogers is profiting off Canadians.

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Wow, what value!…Rogers’ spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said consumers can decide what’s best for them.Hamilton said consumers can pay $30 a month for a lower-use data plan to $100 for six gigabytes, which she noted is for heavy use such things as streaming video.”They don’t have to take the value.

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Today Google Inc. launched a Canadian version of its voice-recognition local search phone service GOOG-411. Canada becomes the first country outside the U.S. to gain access to the service.

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